Launch postponed till Sunday, this time because of unavailability of a support aircraft. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Webb" <kd6nrp@earthlink.net> To: "See-Sat" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Cc: "Hearsat Newsgroup" <hearsat@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 12:55 AM Subject: CloudSat/CALIPSO Launch > Hi All: > > For those of you who generate your own TLEs, be advised that the new time > for the Delta II CloudSat/CALIPSO launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, > California is 2006 April 22 10:02:26 UTC (03:02:26 Pacific Daylight Time). > > According to a launch weather forecast issued yesterday, the weather will > probably be within acceptable parameters for a April 22 Delta II launch > attempt. Unfortunately, for those of us in California, acceptable launch > weather doesn't necessarily translate into good launch viewing weather. We > are currently plagued with high clouds. > > On an unrelated topic, a Minuteman III dawn launch from Vandenberg AFB on > April 7 created an unexpected display along the California coast. Photos > are > posted at: > > www.spacearchive.info/minuteman-iii-gt-190gb.htm > > Regards, > > Brian Webb > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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